On Monday, the 14st of October 2024 A.D. (the 10th of Rabīʽ al-Thānī 1446 A.H).
1209 years ago in 816 A.D (201 A.H) Fātima al-Ma‘sūmah, the respected daughter of Imam Mūsā al-Kāẓim (the 7th Imam) and the honorable sister of Imam al-Riḍā (the 8th Imam) passed away at age 28 in Qum – Iran. She was born in the holy city of Medina on the first day of the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah 173 A.H.
Lady Fatima al-Ma‘sūmah was the most learned and very pious lady and was greatly revered by the holy Imams. She is also considered as Karīmah (the benevolent) of Ahlul Bayt because she was very kind and gracious. After the martyrdom of Imam Mūsa al-Kāẓim, Imam al-Riḍā took care of his family and his sisters.
In 200A.H. Ma’mūn (Abbasid tyrant Caliph) called Imam al-Rizā to Marv (a city in Khurāsān) from Medina. No family member was allowed to accompany him. Lady Ma‘sūma missed her brother very much and left Medina for Iran to meet his brother. When she reached the city of Sāveh which is about 62 Kilometers from Qum she became very ill and asked to be taken to Qum. She passed seven days in Qom suffering from illness until finally she departed from the transient abode on the 10th of Rabīʽ al-Thānī at the age of 28. She was buried in the holy city of Qum and her holy shrine is every year visited by millions of the lovers of the Holy Imams. It is reported form Imam al-Riḍā that if someone visits Fatima’s shrine with a proper knowledge about her, God will certainly send him to Heaven.
